Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi Holy Scripture tells us that the devil is ‘fallen Lucifer’. This is why the Lord says: ‘I saw Satan falling like lightning from heaven’ (Luke 10, 18). He’s the leader, the general of the order of angels who fell from heaven when they wanted to rebel Read more…
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos Are the recent crimes [in Greece] simply a matter of violence and oppression against women, or do they have to do with the fact that love* has lost its bearings? We live in a time when love is treated as enjoyment, as enthusiasm, and, if it Read more…
Metropolitan Ioïl (Frangkakos) of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia ‘Have mercy upon us, Son of David’ Many miracles have been performed through the invocation of the name of Christ. The Lord himself, on his way to the Passion, said: ‘Whatsoever you ask in my name, I will do’ (Jn. 14, Read more…
We are pleased to announce that “Man of God”, the highly anticipated award-winning film based on the life of Saint Nektarios of Aegina starring Aris Servetalis, Alexander Petrov, and Mickey Rourke, will have its Southwestern U.S. premiere at the Phoenix Film Festival on Friday August 13th at 7.40pm at the Harkins Scottsdale 101 Read more…
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis We’re brought to perfection by the Lord who comes and dwells within us when we keep his commandments. And one of his first commandments is that God’s will be done in our life, not our own. And should be carried out with the same precision Read more…
Archimandrite Iakovos Kanakis Self-absorption is a cancer in the soul and has been so from the time of the first human beings until today. It can be defined simply as love for yourself. ‘Is that bad?’, it might be asked. The problem is that you love your ‘old’ self. Read more…
Fr. Dumitru Stăniloae For God, time is the waiting period between when he ‘knocks at the door’ and we open it wide for him (‘If someone hears my voice and opens the door, I will enter and dine with them and they with me’ (Rev. 3, 20). In this Read more…
Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis One day, the Elder said to me: ‘Christians must avoid pernicious religiosity: both the feeling of superiority because of their virtue as well as the sense of inferiority over their sinfulness. A complex is one thing; humility’s another. Melancholy is one thing; repentance is something else. Read more…
Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis Faith in Christ is firstly a matter of the heart and then of reason. The Lord didn’t say ‘Keep my commandments if you understand me’, but ‘if you love me’, which means that we can understand him only to the extent to which we love him. Read more…
Metropolitan Nikolaos (Hatzinikolaou) of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki To our unnatural and ‘illogical’ logic, it appears that each person does not bear full responsibility individually. The main weight lies with the all-powerful nature of the prevailing, impersonal social outlook and the uncontrollably frenzied times in which we live. These times Read more…
Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis The Christian life is to be judged entirely on our attitude to other people. The welcome we give others, how we find room for them, is indicative, or otherwise, of our good apprenticeship. Because, according to his own revelation, Christ and other people are one and Read more…
Dear all, We are pleased to announce that “Man of God”, the highly anticipated award-winning film based on the life of Saint Nektarios of Aegina starring Aris Servetalis, Alexander Petrov, and Mickey Rourke, will have its Northeastern U.S. premiere at the Great Lakes Christian Film Festival on Saturday August 7th at Read more…